Please find below an update for the iPhone. Bert Apple Releases iOS 12.4 With
Apple News Enhancements and New Data Migration Option
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Monday, July 22, 2019 at 18:08
Apple Releases iOS 12.4 With Apple News Enhancements and New Data Migration
Option
Apple has today released iOS 12.4.
According to Apple's release notes via MacRumors, iOS 12.4 includes
enhancements to Apple News and a new iPhone migration option to directly
transfer data from an old iPhone to a new iPhone:
iPhone migration
Introduces the ability to wirelessly transfer data and migrate directly from
an old iPhone to a new iPhone during setup
Apple News
Makes downloaded issues accessible in the My Magazines section, both offline
and online
Adds all publications in Apple News+, including newspapers, to the catalog at
the top of the News+ feed
Adds the ability to clear downloaded magazine issues by selecting History >
Clear > Clear All
Other improvements and fixes
Includes a security fix for the Walkie-Talkie app on Apple Watch and
re-enables Walkie-Talkie functionality
This release also includes support for HomePod in Japan and Taiwan.
Although not mentioned in the release notes, it is likely that iOS 12.4 puts
in place the framework for Apple Card. Announced during Apple's âShow
Timeâ event in March, Apple Card is a credit card which is optimized to
work with Apple Pay and the Wallet app on your iPhone, but which will still
work like a traditional credit card for all of your transactions. Highlights
of Apple Card include:
You can buy things effortlessly, with just your iPhone. Or use the
Appleâdesigned titanium card anywhere in the world.
You can sign up in no time and start using it right away with Apple Pay.
For every purchase you make, you get Daily Cash. And it really is cash. So
you can spend it however you want, right from your iPhone. Have a question?
Just text. Itâs that simple.
No annual, cashâadvance, over-the-limit, or late fees.
Apple Card is designed to make sure youâre the only one who can use it. All
the advanced security technologies of Apple Pay â Face ID, Touch ID, unique
transaction codes â are built right in. And the physical card has no
numbers. Not on the front. Not on the back. Which gives you a whole new level
of security.
A titanium, laser-etched, Apple-designed credit card. And Mastercard is our
global payment network, so you can use it all over the world. For apps and
websites, thereâs a virtual card number in the Wallet app. It autofills for
you when youâre using Safari.
At launch, Apple Card will only be available in the United States. An
international roll-out is anticipated, but no details have been confirmed yet.
For VoiceOver users, we are currently aware of one fix in this release -
VoiceOver now speaks the selection status of items listed under Mail >
Include Mail in the Watch app.
At this stage of the iOS 12.x development cycle it is possible that there are
no additional changes for blind and low vision users. However, if you do
encounter any enhancements, fixes, or regressions during your own use of iOS
12.4, please let us know by posting a comment below.
iOS 12.4 is available via Over-the-Air Update (Settings > General > Software
Update) or via iTunes on a Mac or PC.
Before updating, we strongly recommend making a full and complete backup of
your device (either in iTunes or iCloud, depending on personal preference).
This will ensure that, in the unlikely event that something goes wrong during
the update process, you will have a current backup on hand in case a device
restore becomes necessary. Also, if using OTA update, we recommend plugging
your device into a power source for the duration of the download/installation
process, so as to prevent the unlikely event of your battery going dead
during the update.
More information on how to update the software on your iOS device is
available on this Apple Support page.
https://www.applevis.com/blog/apple-releases-ios-124-apple-news-enhancements-and-new-data-migration-option
Albert
